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SubjectRe: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers
On 2/17/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:

> Per this principle, it would seem that only source code and
> hand-crafted object code would be governed by copyright, since
> compilation is also an automated process.
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Well, compilation is probably equivalent to "translation", which is
specifically included in the Act as forming a derivative work.

scott
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